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Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Jordan. Muslims make up about 97.2% of the country's population.[1][2] A few of them are Shiites. Many Shia in Jordan are refugees from Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq.[3]
The country also boasts one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, coexisting with the rest of the population. They made up about 4.2% of the population when the country had 5 million inhabitants in 2005.[4] down from 20% in the 1930s, due to several reasons, mainly due to high rates of Muslim immigration into the country. More than half are Greek Orthodox. The rest are Latin or Greek Rite Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Protestants and Armenians., ibid. Jordanian Christians in a country of almost 10 million are thought to number 250,000-400,000 including those of Palestinian origin but excluding tens of thousands of Syrian and Iraqi Christians in the country.[5]
- ^ a b "2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Jordan". state.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Nicky, Adam (27 November 2012). "Shiites in Jordan maintained low profile while marking Ashura observance". The Jewish Journal. The Media Line. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Who are the Christians in the Middle East, Betty Jane & J. Martin Bailey, pp. 168–169
- ^ Kildani, Hanna (8 July 2015). "الأب د. حنا كلداني: نسبة الأردنيين المسيحيين المقيمين 3.68%" (in Arabic). Abouna.org. Retrieved 17 July 2016.